Przemków
Przemków | |
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Baroque Church of the Assumption | |
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Coat of arms | |
Przemków | |
| Coordinates: 51°31′N 15°48′E / 51.517°N 15.800°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Polkowice |
| Gmina | Przemków |
| Established | 1280 |
| Founded by | Przemko of Ścinawa |
| Named after | Przemko of Ścinawa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jerzy Szczupak |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.64 km2 (2.18 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 6,107 |
| • Density | 1,080/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 59 – 170 |
| Car plates | DPL |
| Climate | Dfb |
| National roads | |
| Voivodeship road | |
| Website | http://www.przemkow.pl/ |
Przemków [ˈpʂɛmkuf] (German: Primkenau) is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in western Poland.[2] It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Przemków.
As of 2019, the town has a population of 6,107.
Przemków gives its name to the nearby protected area called Przemków Landscape Park.
History
Przemków was initially a Polish trade settlement, which was granted town rights in 1280 by Duke Przemko of Ścinawa from the Piast dynasty and named after him.[3] In the past, it was also known in Polish as Przemkowo or Przymkowo.[4][5]
Two labour camps of the Reich Labour Service were operated in the town under Nazi Germany.[6]
Demographics
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Cuisine
The officially protected traditional food of Przemków, as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland, is the Przemków honey gingerbread.[9]
Notable people
- Adolf Ernst (1832–1899), scientist
- Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869–1931), died at the palace
- Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1863–1921), died at the palace
References
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Orzechowski, Kazimierz; Przybytek, Dariusz; Ptak, Marian (2008). Dolny Śląsk. Podziały terytorialne od X do XX wieku (in Polish). Wrocław. p. 196. ISBN 978-83-923255-5-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Leksykon Polactwa w Niemczech (in Polish). Opole: Związek Polaków w Niemczech. 1939. p. 636.
- ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 78.
- ^ "X Niederschlesien" (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 40.
- ^ Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Miodowe pierniczki z Przemkowa". Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 November 2023.